Seesaw and merry-go-round



E. V. AYLE- SEESAW AND MERRY-GO-ROUND.

APPLICATION FILED APR. a, 1921. v

1,436,426 I Patented Nov. 21,1922.

Patented Nov. 21, 1922.

marten starts EARL v. AYLE, or SIDNEY, nnnaasxa.

SEESA'W AND MEBRY-GOROUI\TD.

Application filed April 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL V. ArLn, citlzen of the United States, residing at Sidney, 1n the county of Cheyenne and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seesaws and Merry- Go-Rounds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to amusement apparatus, and. more particularly to a comblnation see saw and merry-go-round.

The primary object of the invent on is to provide an improved apparatus which may be employed by children for amusement and exercise.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a greatly simplified structure for devices of this character so that the apparatus will be extremely inexpensive to manufacture, durable, and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

A still "further object of the invention is to provide a device upon which the children may be seated and which will be adapted to be operated so that the rocking beam may be tilted and oscillated through the medium of a single pivotal connection between the rocking beam and the supporting member.

Other objects of the invention will appear upon consideration of the following detail description and accompanying drawlngs, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken centrally through the apparatus,

Figure 3 is a detail view taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig- 2,

Figure 4 is a section through the weightin means.

ltcferring to the drawings by numerals, the base plate 1 may be of any preferred size and is provided with an upstanding pedestal 2 which is square in cross section and which is preferably constructed of oak. This pedestal 2 is provided with a central recess 3 formed by a longitudinal bore from the top of the pedestal to a point approximately six inches from the top. Mounted in the bore or opening 3 is a pivot member 4:. This pivot member, it will be noted, is substantially T-shaped having the supporting shank 5 fitted into the bore 3 of the pedestal and provided at the top with the cross arm 6 1921. Serial No. 459,569.

which is at right angles to the shank 5. Mounted upon the cross arm 6 is the tilting beam 7 and U-bo-lts 8 are employed to secure the tilting beam 7 to the cross arm 6. These U-bolts are passed through the tilting beam as shown in Fig. 3 and embrace opposite ends of the cross arm 6 so that a connection is established which will permit the tilting beam to be tilted or rocked while the cross arm 6 serves as an upper supporting member. Notches 9 are provided in the ends of the cross arm to receive the U-bolts 8 to prevent displacement and a washer is mounted upon the top of the pedestal through which the shank 5 is extended.

The opposite ends of the tilting beam are each provided with a pair of hand grips which consist of upstanding brackets 10 to which handles 11 are connected whereby the child seated on the end of the tilting beam may grip the handles to prevent the child from being accidentally thrown from its seat when the apparatus is in use. A ten pound iron plate 12 is secured to the'tilting beam near one end thereof to balance the beam when children of difl'erent weights are using the apparatus.

Attention is particularly directed to the manner of mounting the tilting beam upon the pedestal by the use of the T-shaped pivot member which is located and constructed in a manner that will prevent any danger of the childrens hands or any other part of the body being pinched or jammed when the apparatus is in use. The vertical shank 5 will permit the apparatus to be readily rotated and the cross arms 6 will permit the tilting beam to be readily tilted but the structure will prevent the children from accidentally placing any part of their body in a position which would cause them to be in'ured or hurt in any way.

inor changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

What is claimed is In an apparatus of the character described the combination of a base member, a vertical pedestal mounted upon the base member, and provided with a central bore extending downwardly from the top of the pedestal, a tilting beam, a T-shaped connecting member comprising a vertical shank portion adapted to be lodged in the said bore of the pedestal, the upper end of the member comprising a cross arm disposed at established between the tilting beam and the 10 right angles with respect to the said shank, said cross arm, and handle members mount- U-bolts having their end portions extended ed on opposite ends of said tilting beam.

I through the said tilting board near adjacent In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my edges thereof, means for locking said tiltsignature in the presence of two witnesses.

ing beam and U-bolts with the cross arm of EARL V. AYLE. said T-shaped member to prevent lateral Witnesses:

movement of the tilting beam on the cross WVALTER K. HoDemN,

arm and whereby a pivotal connection is JAMES W. JOHNSON. 

